Announcements

December Graduates Announced at UA

The University of Alabama will award some 1,862 degrees during winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 17, on campus.

UA Offers Pre-, Post-Holiday Recycling Drop Off to Community

Community members looking for a place to drop off their pre- and post-Christmas recyclables have the option of using The University of Alabama recycling center.

UA School of Library and Information Studies Awards Books to Black Belt Schools

The University of Alabama’s School of Library and Information Studies will award more than $7,000 in free books this month to elementary-, middle- and high-school libraries in the Black Belt region of Alabama.

UA Winter Commencement Ceremonies Scheduled for Dec. 17

The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement ceremonies Saturday, Dec. 17 in Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. Two University-wide commencement ceremonies will be held this year, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., to award degrees.

Lawrence Named UA’s ACRE Education Director

James T. Lawrence, a 33-year real estate executive and educator, has been named education director of the Alabama Center for Real Estate, or ACRE, part of The University of Alabama’s Culverhouse College of Commerce.

What Will 2012’s Economy Bring? UA’s CBER Economic Outlook Conference is Jan. 12

The 2012 Economic Outlook Conference presented by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research will be held Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery.

UA’s Denny Chimes to be Lit Blue in Observance of World Diabetes Day

Denny Chimes on The University of Alabama campus will be lit blue Monday, Nov. 14 from sundown to midnight as a part of the World Diabetes Day monument challenge.

Alabama Is Home to More Than 400,000 Veterans, According to UA Data Center

The nation is preparing to observe Veterans Day 2011, and among those to be honored are more than 400,000 Alabamians, according to Annette Watters, manager of the Alabama State Data Center at The University of Alabama.

UA Professor, Former Faculty Senate President Karen Steckol Dies

Dr. Karen Steckol, professor of communicative disorders at The University of Alabama and a former UA Faculty Senate president, died today after a three-year struggle with cancer.

UA Students Partner with Secret Meals for Hungry Children to Host Fundraisers

University of Alabama students are partnering with the Alabama Credit Union to raise awareness and funds for Secret Meals For Hungry Children through Nov. 8.